A New Map of ‘Empty’ Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy
You might imagine space to be empty. But the seeming void contains a barely perceptible fog of hydrogen and other neutral atoms. In 2020, NASA’s
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Neuroscientists reveal method to train people to have lucid dreams — and it involves virtual reality and meditation
Lucid dreaming — in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming and can sometimes influence the dream’s trajectory — is a skill that
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune could destroy each other sooner than we thought, simulations hint
When the sun inevitably dies, not even the outer solar system will be safe from the resulting chaos, new research hints.Scientists have long thought the
‘It isn’t under control at all’: Live Science readers respond to whether AI is making them lazy
While people use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with tasks like learning new skills or answering questions, a new study suggests that these benefits
‘Exhumed’ recounts the true story of America’s first vampire
Science, history and fear intersect in a new book from award-winning podcast creator Aaron Mahnke.
NASA’s Swift telescope will face a fiery demise after a failed rescue
Designed to study the powerful outbursts, the Swift Observatory quickly contributed to a wide range of discoveries. Now, it’s about to meet a fiery fate.
Could AI ever build itself? Scientists map the road to the ‘last AI built by humans.’
Scientists in China are exploring what it would take to develop “the last AI built by humans” — a powerful, self-improving artificial intelligence (AI) system
How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?
Black holes are one of the universe’s most exotic and elusive objects. When nothing, not even light, can escape their powerful gravitational grasp, taking a
NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope
A sinuous spiral galaxy (center) appears in the same field of view as a vivid gravitational lens (right corner) in this Hubble image.
Seabirds get jet lag, too — and it can throw them a bit off course
GPS tracking reveals fast east-west flights lead to a mismatch between birds’ internal time and the sun’s position, skewing their sense of direction.
Some of the world’s biggest bats are getting smaller
Madagascan flying foxes aren’t as mighty as they were 150 years ago. The big bats have shrunk, possibly due to selective hunting or other human
Bright object beyond Pluto may be the solar system’s sixth dwarf planet
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found what might be a tiny new world in the far reaches of our solar system, hidden beyond the
‘This is so crazy!’ Virginia college student looking for shark teeth finds rare Native American spearpoint
On the last day of an ecology field trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a biology undergraduate student discovered more than she expected. While searching for
Decapitated man buried near fort in Roman-era Scotland gets a new virtual face
Researchers have virtually reconstructed the face of a man who was decapitated after his death almost 2,000 years ago and then buried near a Roman